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The Magic Hour: an Immersive Theatrical Experience


EXTENDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND

The Magic Hour now runs to Sept 4

A multi-layer mixed-media feast for the senses

produced by Electric Company Theatre, Innovation Lighting, and Presentation House Theatre

North Vancouver BC | Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Territories

Due to incredible response and interest, The Magic Hour at Presentation House Theatre has been extended until September 4, allowing more audiences to journey through this truly special immersive theatrical experience.

Since August 3, audiences have ventured inside to walk one by one through this multi-layer mixed-media feast for the senses. The physical world meets the digital world in an evocative mix of art, design, music, and text.

Media reviews echo the overwhelmingly positive audience response:

"The Magic Hour opened me up and rearranged me. It was extraordinary."

- Colin Thomas, REVIEW

"The Magic Hour takes audiences of one through a delightful fever dream."

- Gail Johnson, REVIEW, Stir Vancouver

"By the end of the show, I felt alert to surprise and possibility. I was enchanted and delighted. Which, I suppose, is what magic is."

- Wiley Ho, North Shore blogger, REVIEW

"If there is a star of this show it clearly is the design team: the attention to detail is remarkable, highly creative and the lighting/ lighting effects by Innovative Lighting are fantastic." - Jo Ledingham, REVIEW

"I highly recommend you see this experience, The Magic Hour. It's beautiful."

- David C. Jones, VIDEO REVIEW

"The Magic Hour is a time for thinking big."

- Jerry Wasserman, REVIEW, Vancouver Sun

The Magic Hour is a collaboration by Electric Company Theatre, Innovation Lighting and Presentation House Theatre. This immersive, walk-though theatrical experience was created, conceived and directed by Kim Collier, and written by Kendra Fanconi.

Contact Doris Pfister Murphy, Communications Lead at marketing@phtheatre.org to arrange an interview or for further information.

For easy reference, follow The Magic Hour media release link to full show details (June 29, 2021).

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